Veteran Maehara quits DPP to form new party for free education | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The acting leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, who has been at odds with the party leader over policy issues, announced on Nov. 30 that he will leave the DPP and start his own party.

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